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Azerbaijan-Uruguay relations
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Azerbaijan
Uruguay

Diplomatic relations exist between Azerbaijan and Uruguay. Neither country has a resident ambassador.

History

In 1991, Azerbaijan obtained its independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 12 January 1995, Azerbaijan and Uruguay established diplomatic relations. [1] In September 2011, a Uruguayan Delegation paid a visit to Azerbaijan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijani independence. [2] In July 2012, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid an official visit to Uruguay and met with President José Mujica. [2]

In November 2012, a diplomatic crisis between both nations occurred when an Uruguayan Parliamentary Delegation on a visit to Armenia crossed the border into Armenian held territory of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan. [3] Fearing that Uruguay would recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Armenia; Azerbaijan launched a formal complaint against Uruguay accusing the Parliamentary Delegation of illegally crossing into Azerbaijan and jeopardizing a future peace agreement. [3] The Uruguayan government has never officially recognized the Armenian-held territory as an integral part of Armenia.

In January 2013, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received an official Delegation from Uruguay in order to improve relations between both nations. [4] In 2016, the Uruguayan government expressed its concerns on the escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh. [5]

In May 2013, former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle paid a visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Southern Caucasus Forum being held in Baku. Former President Lacalle was received by President Ilham Aliyev. [2] In 2014, Azerbaijan opened a diplomatic office in Montevideo. [1]

In May 2019, the Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, paid a visit to Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. There he met with President Ilham Aliyev; with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov; with the economy minister, Shahin Mustafayev; and with the Minister of Agriculture, Inam Karimov. [6]

In May 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Məmmədov paid a visit to Uruguay. [7]

Agreements

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both nations (2007); Agreement on the elimination of visa requirements for official and diplomatic passport holders (2013); Agreement on Customs Cooperation (2016) and an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (2017). [8]

Trade

In 2016, trade between Azerbaijan and Uruguay totaled US$7.6 million. [9] Uruguay's main trade products to Azerbaijan are cattle and pharmaceuticals. [10] Azerbaijan does not export products to Uruguay.

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Azerbaijan has a diplomatic office in Montevideo. [11]
  • Uruguay is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Parlamentarios de Azerbaiyán visitaron Uruguay (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b c Relaciones bilaterales entre Azerbaiyán y Uruguay (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Cómo terminó Uruguay envuelto en un conflicto diplomático en el Cáucaso (in Spanish)
  4. ^ President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a Uruguayan delegation led by chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament Herman Cardoso
  5. ^ Gobierno uruguayo expresa preocupación por escalada de violencia en la región de Nagorno- Karabaj disputada entre Armenia y Azerbaiyán (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Visita del Sr. Canciller Nin Novoa a la República de Azerbaiyán". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  7. ^ "Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan visits Uruguay". El Observador (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ Agreements between Uruguay and Azerbaijan (in Spanish)
  9. ^ International Trade of Uruguay
  10. ^ Uruguay obtuvo la habilitación para colocar ganado en pie en Azerbaiyán (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Diplomatic office of Azerbaijan in Uruguay
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